PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 31.50 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India administered 61.19 lakh vaccine doses in last 24 hours
- India reports 48,698 new cases in last 24 hours
- India's Active Caseload declines to 5,95,565; less than 6 lakhs after 86 days
- Active cases constitute 1.97% of total cases
- 2,91,93,085 Total Recoveries across the country so far
- 64,818 patients recovered during last 24 hours
- Daily recoveries continue to outnumber Daily New Cases for 44th consecutive day
- Recovery Rate increases to 96.72%
- Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.97%
- Daily positivity rate at 2.79%, less than 5% for 19 consecutive days
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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
COVID-19 Update
- India reports 48,698 New Cases in the last 24 hours
- India's Active Caseload further declines to 5,95,565; less than 6 lakhs after 86 days
- Daily Recoveries outnumber Daily New Cases for 44th consecutive day
- Recovery Rate increases to 96.72%
- Daily Positivity Rate stands at 2.79%, less than 5% positivity for 19 consecutive days
Less than 1 lakh Daily New Caseshave been reported for 19 continuous days now. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India has also been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload. The country’s Active Caseload today stands at 5,95,565today. Active cases have dropped below 6 lakhs after 86 days.
A net decline of 17,303is witnessed in the last 24 hours and active cases are now only 1.97% of the country's total Positive Cases.
As more people are getting recovered from COVID-19 infection, India’s Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for 44 consecutive days now. 64,818recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
More than16,000 recoveries were reported during the last 24 hours as compared to the daily new cases.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,91,93,085people have already recovered from COVID-19 and64,818patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 96.72%, which is showing a sustained increasing trend.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 17,35,781tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 39.78crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, a continued decline in weekly case positivity is noticed. Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 2.97% while the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.79% today. It has remained less than 5% for 19 consecutive days now.
Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1730458
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
India’s COVID19 Vaccination Coverage crosses the landmark of 31 crore
61.19 lakh vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours
In a significant achievement, India’s cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 31 Crores yesterday. A total of 31,50,45,926vaccine doses have been administered through 42,00,839 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 61,19,169vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours. These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,01,83,459
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2nd Dose
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71,75,222
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,74,05,275
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2nd Dose
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93,02,922
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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7,91,80,154
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2nd Dose
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17,15,458
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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8,59,69,905
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2nd Dose
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1,40,81,556
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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6,70,95,979
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2nd Dose
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2,29,35,996
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Total
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31,50,45,926
The new phase of universalization of COVID19 vaccination commenced from 21 June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID19 vaccination throughout the country.
Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1730458
More than 31.17 Crore vaccine doses provided by Government of India to States/UTs
More than 1.45 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
More than 31.17 crore  vaccine doses have been provided by Government of India to States/UTs so far, through Government of India  and through direct state procurement category.Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 29,71,80,733 doses .
More than 1.45 crore  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.Furthermore, more than 19,10,650 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1730443
Government grants further extension in timelines of compliances
Also announces tax exemption for expenditure on COVID-19 treatment and ex-gratia received on death due to COVID-19
The Government has granted further extension of timelines of compliances under Income Tax Act. It has also announced tax exemption for expenditure on COVID-19 treatment and ex-gratia received on death due to COVID-19.
Details:https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1730355
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